Title: Principal angles and vectors of two subspaces
Speaker: | Xingliang David Lou |
Affiliation: | University of Waterloo |
Room: | MC 6486 |
Abstract:
The
theory
of
principal
angles
and
vectors
describes
the
relative
orientation
of
two
subspaces
of
arbitrary
dimensions.
This
theory
was
first
developed
by
Camille
Jordan
in
1875
and
since
then
it
has
seen
applications
in
various
fields
of
study
such
as
computer
vision,
mathematical
physics,
and
quantum
computing.
Of
particular
relevance
to
my
research
area
is
its
application
in
Discrete
Time
Quantum
Walks.
In
this
talk,
I
will
provide
an
accessible
introduction
to
the
theory,
elucidating
the
intuitive
reasons
behind
the
core
results.
For
more
information
about
our
reading
group,
please
visit
our
webpage
http://www.math.uwaterloo.ca/~hwolkowi/reading.htm
Door
will
open
at
4:30pm.
As
usual
we
will
have
15
mins
for
socializing
and
for
eating
pizza
before
the
talk
starts
(at
4:45pm
sharp).